15 May 2009 – Indianapolis, Launch of the AWARE Study in the United StatesThe first centre to participate in the AWARE Study in the United States was officially unveiled. Dr Mark Barber, Head of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Wishard Hospital in Indianapolis and also Indiana State University, together with his team of physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals, have commenced the study. During a day of great excitement, many members of the medical and nursing staff, associated healthcare professionals, and hospital public relations officers, gathered to commemorate the beginning of this research project. Dr Sam Parnia joined the team and helped train and educate the staff in terms of the day to day and practical running of the study. To start, it is anticipated that there will be at least 2-3 patients enrolled from this centre starting May 2009.

28 May 2009, International Collaboration Into the Study of Mind, Brain and
Consciousness Continues To ExpandThe International Collaboration into the study of Mind, Brain and Consciousness continues to expand – at the end of this month there will be 10 sites actively recruiting patients in the UK, while a further 5 are also waiting the appropriate infrastructure to start recruiting the patients into the AWARE Study. Members of the Human Consciousness Project are in discussions with approximately 10 other medical centres in the United States as well as numerous medical centres in Europe, including Belgium, France, Austria, Sweden, Croatia, Turkey and also Israel to set up the AWARE Study. A further 100 images were also delivered to Chicago, in anticipation of launching the study at the second US site in Chicago in June.